Ohio Code 5711.24 – Power of tax commissioner to assess taxable property – assessment certificate
The tax commissioner shall assess all taxable property, except property listed in returns which the county auditor is required to assess as his deputy, and shall list and assess all such property which is not returned for taxation, and for that purpose shall have and exercise all powers vested in him by law for the purpose of administering any law which he is required to administer. The action of the assessor in assessing taxable property under sections 5711.01 to 5711.36, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be taken as to taxable property required to be listed in a return, whether listed or not, and whether such return has been made or not. Such action shall be evidenced by a preliminary or final assessment certificate in such form as the commissioner prescribes, and when issued by the commissioner it shall be under his official seal. The filing of a return with the county auditor pursuant to sections 5711.01 to 5711.36, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be deemed to be the preliminary assessment of the taxable property contained therein when entered on the proper duplicate by the county auditor. Each such certificate shall show in what taxing district in the county such property is assessable, as provided in sections 5711.01 to 5711.36, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Neither such certificate issued by the commissioner nor his action with respect thereto shall be required to be entered on the record of the proceedings of the commissioner, nor shall either be open to public inspection.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5711.24
- Assessor: includes the tax commissioner and the county auditor as deputy of the commissioner. See Ohio Code 5711.01
- List: means the designation, in a return, of the description of taxable property, the valuation or amount thereof, the name of the owner, and the taxing district where assessable. See Ohio Code 5711.01
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Return: means the taxpayer's annual report of taxable property. See Ohio Code 5711.01
- Taxable property: includes all the kinds of property mentioned in division (B) of section 5709. See Ohio Code 5711.01
- Taxing district: means , in the case of property assessable on the classified tax list and duplicate, a municipal corporation or the territory in a county outside the limits of all municipal corporations therein; in the case of property assessable on the general tax list and duplicate, a municipal corporation or township, or part thereof, in which the aggregate rate of taxation is uniform. See Ohio Code 5711.01